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Kevin Mitnick
American
Businessman
Born:
Aug 6
,
1963
Because
Computer
Hacker
Me
People
You
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At the end of the day, my goal was to be the best hacker.
Kevin Mitnick
Best
Day
End Of The Day
Hacker
Goal
End
I'm still a hacker. I get paid for it now. I never received any monetary gain from the hacking I did before. The main difference in what I do now compared to what I did then is that I now do it with authorization.
Kevin Mitnick
Hacker
Before
Hacking
Main
Never
Still
Get
Did
Authorization
Any
Difference
Gain
Then
Paid
Compared
Now
Monetary
Received
Hackers are becoming more sophisticated in conjuring up new ways to hijack your system by exploiting technical vulnerabilities or human nature. Don't become the next victim of unscrupulous cyberspace intruders.
Kevin Mitnick
Nature
Become
Victim
Human Nature
Ways
System
More
Hackers
New
Sophisticated
Vulnerabilities
Becoming
Up
New Ways
Human
Exploiting
Next
Cyberspace
Your
Technical
Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business.
Kevin Mitnick
Knowledge
Business
Big
Before
Profit
Systems
About
Thrill
Pursuit
Hackers
Hacking
Big Business
Intellectual
Intellectual Curiosity
Curiosity
Breaking
Now
It's kind of interesting, because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity, and the thrill, to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker.
Kevin Mitnick
Knowledge
Fruit
Past
Field
Criminal
Bite
Though
Kind
Security
Thrill
Purposes
Could
Hacking
Forbidden
Because
Curiosity
Get
Legitimate
In The Past
Interesting
Public
Skill
Working
Speaker
Used
Even
Now
I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me.
Kevin Mitnick
Me
You
Trust
Somebody
Guess
Online
Takes
Know
Because
Loss
Account
Bank
Bank Account
Banking
Who
Company
Why
Credit
Card
Credit Card
I saw myself as an electronic joy rider.
Kevin Mitnick
Myself
Joy
Saw
Electronic
Rider
To some people I'll always be the bad guy.
Kevin Mitnick
People
Some People
Bad
Some
Bad Guy
Guy
Always
I wasn't a hacker for the money, and it wasn't to cause damage.
Kevin Mitnick
Money
Cause
Hacker
Damage
The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network.
Kevin Mitnick
Key
Hacker
Engineering
Something
Network
Access
Person
Influencing
Information
Gain
Social
Social Engineering
Your
I was addicted to hacking, more for the intellectual challenge, the curiosity, the seduction of adventure; not for stealing, or causing damage or writing computer viruses.
Kevin Mitnick
Writing
Challenge
Addicted
Viruses
Seduction
More
Stealing
Computer
Hacking
Adventure
Causing
Intellectual
Curiosity
Damage
Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause.
Kevin Mitnick
Legal
Cause
Degree
Threat
Individual
Hackers
Conduct
Any
Intent
Depends
Whether
Illegal
Actions
Presented
Harm
It's actually a smarter crime because imagine if you rob a bank, or you're dealing drugs. If you get caught you're going to spend a lot of time in custody. But with hacking, it's much easier to commit the crime and the risk of punishment is slim to none.
Kevin Mitnick
Time
You
Custody
Crime
Spend
Easier
Slim
Punishment
Risk
Hacking
Smarter
Rob
Because
None
Dealing
Caught
Lot
Get
Commit
Going
Bank
Much
Actually
Imagine
Our Constitution requires that the accused be presumed innocent before trial, thus granting all citizens the right to a bail hearing, where the accused has the opportunity to be represented by counsel, present evidence, and cross-examine witnesses.
Kevin Mitnick
Constitution
Opportunity
Innocent
Before
Our
Trial
Evidence
Citizens
Counsel
Thus
Bail
Witnesses
Hearing
Accused
Where
Requires
Right
Present
No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses.
Kevin Mitnick
Significant
Were
Losses
Reported
Any
Which
Required
Company
Ever
Damages
I use Mac. Not because it's more secure than everything else - because it is actually less secure than Windows - but I use it because it is still under the radar. People who write malicious code want the greatest return on their investment, so they target Windows systems. I still work with Windows in virtual machines.
Kevin Mitnick
Work
People
Else
Virtual
Everything
Mac
Everything Else
Machines
Secure
Systems
Windows
More
Write
Investment
Return
Because
Greatest
Still
Malicious
Target
Than
Want
Use
Radar
Less
Who
Code
Actually
I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief. I copied without permission.
Kevin Mitnick
Myself
Thief
Consider
Computer
Without
Permission
Accomplished
Copied
Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually is not, it needs to be outsourced.
Kevin Mitnick
Needs
Unless
Security
Consultants
Absolutely
Budgets
Staff
Expert
Aside
Should
Businesses
Funding
Set
A log-in simulator is a program to trick some unknowing user into providing their user name and password.
Kevin Mitnick
Trick
Some
Name
Providing
User
Program
Sometimes I get a call from my bank, and the first thing they ask is, 'Mr. Mitnick, may I get your account number?' And I'll say, 'You called me! I'm not giving you my account number!'
Kevin Mitnick
Me
You
Sometimes
Giving
First
Say
Call
First Thing
Account
Get
May
Bank
The First Thing
Ask
Your
Thing
Number
When I read about myself in the media, even I don't recognize me. The myth of Kevin Mitnick is much more interesting than the reality of Kevin Mitnick. If they told the reality, no one would care.
Kevin Mitnick
Myself
Me
Reality
Care
Myth
Recognize
Would
About
More
No-One
Read
Than
Interesting
Much
Even
Media
Kevin
I keep my stuff updated all the time. Being in the security industry, I keep up to date with securities.
Kevin Mitnick
Time
Securities
Security
Date
Stuff
Industry
Up
Up-To-Date
Updated
Being
Keep
The Internet is like the phone. To be without it is ridiculous.
Kevin Mitnick
Phone
Internet
Like
Without
Ridiculous
One of my all-time favorite pranks was gaining unauthorized access to the telephone switch and changing the class of service of a fellow phone phreak. When he'd attempt to make a call from home, he'd get a message telling him to deposit a dime, because the telephone company switch received input that indicated he was calling from a pay phone.
Kevin Mitnick
Service
Home
Class
Phone
Pay
Changing
Telephone
Input
Dime
Favorite
Telling
All-Time
Attempt
He
Fellow
Message
Make
Call
Him
Calling
Because
Access
Pranks
Get
Deposit
Gaining
Company
Switch
Received
For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. A personal firewall such as Zone Alarm and running a program like HFNetcheck, which is a free download for personal users. It checks your system to see if anything needs to be patched. I'd also recommend a program such as SpyCop to periodically check for any spyware on your system.
Kevin Mitnick
Needs
Free
Software
System
Recommend
Must
Running
See
Check
Checks
Like
Also
Anti-Virus
Personal
Any
Anything
Which
Average
Your
Users
Download
Alarm
Zone
Program
I use Spam Arrest because of the amount of junk mail I get. Any legitimate person who wants to send me a message has to jump through hoops before they can be added to my opt-in list.
Kevin Mitnick
Me
Before
Added
Hoops
Through
Mail
Message
Because
Arrest
Jump
Person
Get
Junk
Send
List
Any
Legitimate
Wants
Spam
Use
Who
Amount
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